Incredible picture of osprey catching a trout

This spectacular image of an osprey picking up its breakfast was captured by a wildlife photographer during his holiday in Scotland.

Grabbing a snack: the osprey catches its lunch, startling a duck in the process (Picture: Lee Fisher/Caters)

Lee Fisher’s picture of the bird catching a fish at a trout farm near the Cairngorms was taken after he waited hours for the right moment.

Since he put his pictures online he had lots of interest in the images. One photo taken during the same shoot has even made it on to the 2011 calendar of the BBC television show Countryfile.

‘I was in the right spot at the right time,’ said Mr Fisher, 34, from Swindon.

‘I know I got lucky with these shots, people can wait for years and not get a shot of an osprey heading straight towards them. It just swooped straight down the lens and then I got a picture of it grabbing the fish.’

He added: ‘Ospreys are beautiful birds and great to watch – even though I was on a family holiday I had to take some time out to try and get some pictures of the bird.’